Cliff Bastin's tally of 178 goals made him Arsenal's all-time top goalscorer from 1939 until 1997, when his total was surpassed by Ian Wright who scored 185 goals from 288 appearances (279 starts) for Arsenal. In 2005 Thierry Henry passed both player's totals, and so Cliff Bastin is Arsenal's third-top goalscorer of all time. His (Cliff Bastin) record of 150 league goals for Arsenal stood for slightly longer, being equalled by Henry on 14 January 2006 and surpassed by him in February of the same year. Henry became a prolific striker and Arsenal's all-time leading scorer with 228 goals in all competitions.